Emporia, KS : Wichita woman airlifted after accident on Friday, 23rd March 2018

A Wichita woman was life flighted to Wesley Medical Center after a one vehicle accident on Interstate 35 Friday morning.

Emporia Police Department Sergeant Tim Wacker said Linda Wagner, 64, was traveling northbound in a 2010 Volkswagon Jetta when the vehicle left the road for unknown reasons and struck a pole in the median.

"She was transported by helicopter to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita," Wacker said.

At about 10:15 a.m. Friday, scanner traffic indicated an injury accident involving one vehicle near mile-marker 129 on Interstate 35, about one mile west of the Merchant Street exit. Dispatch indicated a vehicle had left the roadway and struck a power pole. LifeTeam was dispatched to the scene and will land on the interstate.

All southbound traffic on Interstate 35 was shut down at the Merchant Street exit until the accident was cleared.

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Wichita woman airlifted after Friday morning accident